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Dictionary of Cancer Terms
View in English: Clonidine
Clonidina
Ingrediente activo de un medicamento que se usa para tratar la presión arterial alta. También está en estudio para el tratamiento de ciertos tipos de dolor causado por el cáncer. Bloquea la descarga de los productos químicos de las terminaciones del nervio que estrechan los vasos sanguíneos (los hacen más angostos). La clonidina es un tipo de antihipertensor y de agonista adrenérgico alfa.
Source: National Cancer Institute Dictionary of Cancer Terms, available at www.cancer.gov/dictionary.
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